Life is Not a a Test Run
Over Columbus Day weekend, my family and I went down to the nearby Great Wolf Lodge for a little mini-vacation. I'll be honest, it's not my idea of fun. I don't love public water, be it at a pool or…
And Suddenly I’m a Soccer Mom
When my eldest was three (maybe three and a half), we signed him up for soccer. You know the sort where it's basically just try to get them to run in the right direction and not pick up the ball…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy thanksgiving! I hope you know how very thankful I am for each of you who have supported my writing. Thank you! I hope all my U.S. readers have a lovely day giving Thanks to God for all His blessings…
What’s On Your Menu?
I believe this may be a record for me. I don't need to go to the grocery store before Thanksgiving! Usually I find myself there on Wednesday, fighting the crowd, looking through whatever's left of the turkeys and cranberries to…
Christmas Lists
It's apparently that time of year again. The time of year when catalogs that you normally never see work their way into your mailboxes and the child you sent out to collect the mail squeals with delight and scurries off…
Have you ever been to a pig race?
On Friday last week, the hubby took the day off so we could toddle out the farm where we got our CSA this year to pick a pumpkin or two. (Seriously, one or two was the plan. I don't know…
Cantaloupe Bread
I apparently have a lot to say about our CSA. :) One of the things I love about our CSA is there's usually some kind of fruit. And in August we had two weeks with a cantaloupe. First off, I…
Getting My Pioneer On
I mentioned in the spring that we were planning on joining a CSA this year. We did, in fact, go ahead and do that and, by and large, we've been quite happy with the experience. There was perhaps a tad…